For instance, 'Bird' is a specialization of 'Animal' because every bird is an animal, and there are animals which are not birds (dogs, for instance).
In logic, specialisation occurs when you take a statement such as:
And use it to derive statements such as:
Specialisation is an important way to generate propositional knowledge, by applying general knowledge, such as the theory of gravity[?], to specific instances, such as "when I release this apple, it will fall to the floor".
Generalization is the opposite of specialisation
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